The American pope: What does the election of Pope Leo XIV mean?

The Roman Catholic Church has a new pope, and it didn’t take the papal conclave long to make it happen. On the fourth ballot, taken in the grandeur of...

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The Preacher in His Study — An Eloquent Witness

In her Pulitzer-Prize winning novel, Gilead, author Marilynne Robinson writes in the voice of Rev. John Ames, a 77-year-old preacher in Gilead, Iowa, who is writing a massive and final letter to his beloved 7-year old son. The novel is set in 1956, w ...

February 1, 2006

The Business of Babies

My commentary for today, "The Big Business of Making Babies," introduces the work of Harvard professor Debora L. Spar and her new book The Baby Business: How Money, Science, and Politics Drive the Commerce of Conception. In "The Business of Babies, ...

February 1, 2006

Show Yourself a Man

The current issue of the Southern Seminary Magazine deals with the challenge of Christian manhood. The magazine includes these theme articles: "Show Yourself a Man." by Randy L. Stinson, Assistant Professor of Gender and Family Studies and Executive ...

February 1, 2006

A Sign of the Times — Oxford University to Require Contracts of Students

Oxford University has decided to require new students to sign contracts obligating them to attend classes and lectures, and to fulfill course requirements. As The Observer [London] explains, the university faculty is concerned about possible litigati ...

February 1, 2006

More on The End of the Spear

Christianity Today offers additional coverage of issues related to The End of The Spear film. The coverage includes an interview with Steve Saint and an article in which he explains the hiring of Chad Allen in the movie's lead role. ...

January 31, 2006

Another Warning for Parents About On-Line Pornography

Janet Kornblum of USA Today warns parents that children as young as grade school are often exposed to on-line pornography. In "Porn 'Tidal Wave' Puts Parents to Test," she advises: If your child surfs the Web, chances are he or she already has seen ...

January 31, 2006

Interview With Nicholas Kristoff

On Monday's edition of The Albert Mohler Program, I interviewed columnist Nicholas D. Kristof of The New York Times about the Sudanese genocide in Darfur. He offered cogent analysis and suggestions for making a difference. Listen to the program he ...

January 31, 2006

Television Meets Christianity — The Problem

Hanna Rosin of The Washington Post provides a fascinating analysis of why television dramas dealing with Christianity usually end in disaster. In "God and Man on Television," published at Slate.com, Rosin offers a most interesting argument for why N ...

January 31, 2006

God in the Hands of Modern Theologians

According to The Los Angeles Times, a "softer" view of God is more popular among many today, especially when it comes to beliefs about God's wrath. This is hardly news, of course, as modern theology could be described as one long project intended to ...

January 30, 2006

Get This — Raising Hands in Class Leads to Victimization

The Washington Times reports that students in an East London school are no longer to raise their hands in order to ask or answer a question. "No Hands Up" signs have gone up in each classroom. Here's the principal's explanation: The principal, And ...

January 30, 2006